Bergeijk

• Bérgààjk (dialect spelling)

First attested as echa in 1137. Derived from a compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and Old Dutch eka (“oak, Quercus sp.”), from Proto-West Germanic *aik.

• IPA^(key): /bɛrˈɣɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Berg‧eijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Bergeijk n

1. A village and municipality of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Teutengat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Berkt, Boshoven, Boscheind, Braambosch, Broekhoven, De Aa, De Rund, Eind, Heiereind, Hooge Berkt, Lage Berkt, Loo, Loveren, Luyksgestel, Muggenhool, Riethoven, Rijt, Sengelsbroek, Spaanrijt, Voort, Walik, Weebosch, Westerhoven, Witrijt

• Bergeijkenaar
• Bergeijks
• Eykereind

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN